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VANCOUVER — It should come as no surprise that David Booth's June wedding will not be an entirely traditional affair.

For starters, it won't be in a church, although Booth and his fiancee, Ashley Durham, are both deeply religious.

Instead, the ceremony will be held deep in the Montana woods at a spot that has significant sentimental value for the Vancouver Canucks winger.

"We are getting married in a field where I shot my biggest deer," said Booth, an avid hunter who recently made headlines when he kissed a Grizzly bear. "I want the deer head in the wedding somehow."

"It's actually really pretty," Booth said of the property, not the dead deer. "It's on a bluff over a river with white-capped mountains in the background, so it's perfect."

Booth is planning more of a traditional honeymoon.

"I can't do a hunting trip with her," he said, with a tinge of disappointment in his voice.

The couple plans to take a cruise through the Mediterranean.

Booth had this to say about that big deer he bagged in Montana.

"It was 142 inches," he said. "They measure deer by antler size the amount of inches. So that was a like a 12-point."

Booth met Monday with new president of hockey operations Trevor Linden and felt the meeting went well.

"He was very complimentary, very intuitive, said some great things about just the way I handled myself which is very encouraging to hear," Booth said of Linden. "I know he is going to be so good for this organization."

There has been considerable speculation that the Canucks may buy out the final year of Booth's contract, which is worth $4.25 million. Booth, who had nine goals and 19 points in 66 games this season, said he hopes to remain a Canuck.

"I understand whatever happens is out of my control and that's okay," he said. "But like I said, this is probably one of the best places I have ever been and it would be awesome to be back."

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